The song, written by Matthew Wilder and David Zippel, was sung by actress Lea Salonga (the singing voice of Mulan) for Disney's 1998 "Mulan." Aguilera's career-boosting single followed the animated movie's theatrical release, but became so associated with "Mulan" that it was included in the home release. "It's a really hard song to sing, but Yifei has a beautiful voice."
"It's a huge song," director Niki Caro says. "You know, I tried to tell them I didn't have the voice," she says.
Liu even tried to dissuade "Mulan" producers from using her version. "I'm a huge fan and I'm so happy that Christina's back singing the song for us." She was willing to suffer the consequences too because ultimately she chose to be true to herself instead of pleasing the expectations of those around her.Liu, 32, a screen star in her native China, recalls that she admired the Aguilera version so much that she picked the song for an audition years ago. She chose the things she held dear to her heart, and that was what mattered in that moment. She realized she didn’t have to choose one over the other. If she were to continue to serve the state as a false persona after everything she went through at this point, it wouldn’t be fair to her family name, to her country, or to herself. The one virtue that has been bothering her for the entire film was ‘honesty’. She chose to reveal herself for who she truly was, and it wasn’t even for selfish intentions. “I’m Hua Mulan,” she announces, and instead of telling them that she was the one who saved them all, she says, “Forgive me.” It has to be one of my favorite Disney live-action moments ever because of the power behind it. In the scene, she steps through the mist and kneels before her comrades. Many people claim it was a ‘dumb’ move on her part because she essentially throws all her efforts away while at the same time risks her family.
#Reflection mulan in chinese movie
One of the controversial parts of the live-action movie is where Mulan intentionally reveals her identity. The best part about it is that she solves her dilemma in the most epic way possible. The live-action movie changes this by emphasizing the war she’s battling all by herself in her mind. At the same time, with Mushu by her side, she isn’t exactly alone in facing her issues. The animated film fails to cover this struggle mostly because it presents Mulan in a more Western-influenced way. The idea of betraying either is blasphemy, but doing nothing about it is just as disgraceful. Choosing one over the other is almost impossible considering how important family and country is to the Chinese. However, if she doesn’t hide who she is, she’ll dishonor and taint the name of her family. She is fighting for her country as someone who she is not, and that in itself is disrespectful to the entire nation. The virtues Confucianism teaches mean much to her as it does to anyone else in her time period, so her concealment of her identity plants a seed of guilt in her because of how she is deceiving the authorities she looks up to. The moment she steps onto the training grounds though, her love for her country starts to conflict with her love for her family. She loves her father, and although she may have disrespected him by stealing his belongings and running away, she did all this to show that she cares about him and is willing to do anything to save him. Filial piety clearly is pivotal to her character, and that’s the exact reason why she goes to war.
Going back to the story of Mulan with all this in mind, you may realize something you have never noticed before.
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